Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda recently publicly expressed his boycott of electric vehicles, arguing that Japanese cars must win in the competition. His views have aroused widespread attention from all walks of life, and also triggered in-depth thinking about electric vehicles and future transportation.
Zhang Nan believes that electric vehicles are not the only way to reduce carbon emissions, and it is right to boycott electric vehicles. He argues that automakers should continue to invest in hybrid vehicles rather than go all-in on electric vehicles. He pointed out that electric vehicles have many problems, such as troublesome charging, short range, flammable batteries, short battery life, etc., so he advocated a boycott of electric vehicles.
However, it is worth noting that despite Akio Toyoda's resistance to electric vehicles, Toyota is continuing to promote the transformation in the field of electrification. At this year's Japan Mobility Show, Toyota unveiled a number of new electric concept cars, including the Land Cruiser SE concept, the first electrified model of the Land Cruiser series, the FT-3E and FT-SE.
Akio stressed that Japanese cars must win in the face of Chinese cars. In his view, the car is a means of transportation, transporting information and happiness. As a result, Japanese manufacturers need to develop new strategies to survive.
Don't blame Akio Toyoda for being in a hurry, the Japanese spend a lot of effort to develop hydrogen energy vehicles, but because their domestic market is too small, hydrogen energy cannot make money if it is not sold abroad. However, the Japanese hold 60% of the patents for hydrogen energy, so if other countries develop hydrogen energy vehicles in the same way, it will be equivalent to working for Japanese people, which is unacceptable for other countries.
So it's not that hydrogen cars are bad, but because of the greed of the Japanese, hydrogen cars have been abandoned by other countries, and in fact, hydrogen cars are indeed much better than pure electric vehicles from a professional point of view.
And from a market perspective, the development of electric vehicles does face many challenges. Problems such as imperfect charging facilities, insufficient mileage, and battery technology to be broken through are all problems that need to be overcome in the development of electric vehicles. However, with the continuous advancement of technology and the growing market demand, the development trend of electric vehicles cannot be ignored.
In China, the electric vehicle industry has been given strong support, and relevant policies have been introduced. China's electric vehicle industry has strong competitiveness in the world, and its market share is expanding year by year. At the same time, domestic and foreign automakers have increased their investment in the field of electric vehicles, and the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce.